diff --git a/doc/contributing/advocacy-ambassador-program.md b/doc/contributing/advocacy-ambassador-program.md index cfb8c5cb1cd484..31d8fd58a1a4bf 100644 --- a/doc/contributing/advocacy-ambassador-program.md +++ b/doc/contributing/advocacy-ambassador-program.md @@ -130,3 +130,38 @@ or the information to be shared. Add a list of GitHub handles for those within the project that have volunteered to be contacated when necessary by ambassadors to get more info about the message to be promoted. + +#### Node.js is a great choice for a JavaScript runtime + +##### Goal + +Highlight the benefits of chosing Node.js as your backend JavaScript runtime. Focus on what is great +about Node.js without drawing comparisons to alternatives. We don't want to say negative things about +other options, only highlight what is great about Node.js as a choice. + +Some of the things to highlight include: + +* How widely it is used (you never get fired for chosing Node.js). +* The openess of the project. It is part of the OpenJS Foundation and it's governance is set up to avoid + any one company from dominating the project. Decisions are made by the collaborators (of which there are quite + a few) versus a small number of people. +* It has predictable and stable releases and has delivered on the release schedule since 2015. +* It was a well defined security release process and manages security releases well. +* As the defacto standard, it has the highest likelihood of being supported for a given package on npm. +* It is not dependent on any one company for its continued existence reducing risk of using it. +* The large number of platforms supported. +* Asynchronous non-blocking i/o architecture drives high transactional throughput, making it ideal for web workloads. +* Single threaded programming model enables very low resource consumption, making it ideal for containerised workloads. +* Highly vibrant ecosystem with enterprise support from many vendors. + +#### Related Links + +* +* +* +* + for slide usage and topping recent surveys. + +#### Project contacts + +* @mhdawson